Adjustable harness-saddle pad



(ModeL) W. B'URREL-L, T. ROE-ANN & F. A..PLET'GHER,

. Adjustable Harness Saddle Pad, 0. 236,303.

Patented Ian. 4,1881.

lllHll INVENTORS 15m.

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ATTORNEY WITNESSES MPETERS. PNDTO-LITNOGRAPHEH, WASHINGTON, D Q

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM BURRELL, THOMAS ROHANN, AND FRANK A. FLETCHER, OF

' MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

ADJUSTABLE HARNESS- SADDLE PAD'.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 236,303, dated January 4, 1881.

Application filed May 26, 18807 To all whom at may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM BURRELL, THOMAS RoHANN, and FRANK A. FLETCHER, all of Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and valuable-1mprovement in Adjustable Harness-Saddle Pads 3 and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clealgand exact description of the construction and operation of the same,'ret'erence being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of an edge view of ourimprov'ed harnesspad, and Fig. 2 is a top view thereof.

This invention has relation to improvements in saddle-pads for single or double harness.

The object of the invention is principally to devise means in harness-saddles whereby the bearing-surfaces ot' the pad lnayab e shifted in the event of the formation of a sore upon an animals back, so as to press upon a part away' from the sore and give it a chance to heal up; and it consists in a pad having transverse end loops, and a feinale threaded eyelet between said loop, and adj ustably secured to the backing of the pad, as hereinafter shown and described.

In the annexed drawings, theletter A designates the tree or support of our improved h'arness-saddle, designed to rest across a horses back and serving as a foundation for the saddle proper, which carries the check-rein hook.

B indicates the pads, composed usuall of a backing, a, and a stutted cushion, b, and preferably of oblong form. This pad has at its upper end a raised loop, 0, through which the end of the support Ais passed, and at the other a second loop, d, formed by means of a strap, d, having a buckle, e, and billet c at one end for the reception of its other end.

(ModeL) This strap has a metallic backing, f, which holds the loop in fixed form, the said loop being for the purpose of receiving the flap or strap of the harness-saddle. The pad is provided at its middle portion with a femalethreaded eyelet, 9, let in or otherwise secured to the backing a, and is attached to the ends of the support A by means of a screw S, extending through a perforation, i, in the said support into the eyelet of the pad, as shown in Fig. 1.

There are several perforations, i, in each end 7 of the pad-support A, arranged at suitable distances apart, by means of which the pad may be adjusted up or down, as may be required to prevent it from bearing upon and irritating a sore or spot inclined to become sore.

The arrangement of the loops 6 d, the one receiving the pad-support and the other flaps ot' the saddle, prevents the pads from becoming displaced relative to the supportand saddle flaps or straps, and thus prevents undue rubbing, and the metallic backing of the latter loop, d, protects it from sliding out on either side from under the saddle. The pads for double harness are applied by means of two screws.

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The pad B, having the transverse end loops, 6 d, and a female-threaded eyelet, g, between said loops, and adj ustably secured to the backing of the pad, substantially as specified.

in testimony that we claim the above we have hereunto subscribed our names in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM BURRELL. THOMAS ROHANN. FRANK A. FLETCHER.

Witnesses r NICHOLAS D. LOGE, JOHN ARNOLDY. 

